Cooling suit for multiple sclerosis: Functional improvement in daily living?

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-24

  Kinnman, J ^a   Andersson, U ^a,a   Wetterquist, L ^a   Kinnman, Y ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity of daily living; Cooling suit; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033824182     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655000750045695     Document Type: Article

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